A trio of BN C30-7s lead coal loads through Lin Scott, NE on a November afternoon. Already becoming old school, the C30-7s had dominated the coal routes for years but were inexorably giving way to... (more)
Still to this day, my dad says the ex-Southern SD40-2 at the rear of the consist was the most impressive thing he's heard in his entire railfan career. Photo credit William H. Thomas.
The roundhouse at Cheyenne hosts coal train power of the day - C30-7s and a U30C on the side. Most coal traffic came out of the Hanna, WY basin at the time as there were several mines in the vicin... (more)